- Jan 5 Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics), born in Lyon, France (d. 1832)
- Jan 10 Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), born in Saarlouis, Germany (d. 1815)
- Jan 17 Ole Andreas Lindeman, Norwegian organist (Trondheim Vor Frelsers Kirke, 1799-57), composer, and educator, born in Øye, Surnadal, Norway (d. 1857)
- Feb 4 Samuel Wiselius, Dutch lawyer, patriot and writer (helped dismantle Dutch East India Co), born in Amsterdam (d. 1845)
- Feb 9 Susette Gontard (née Borkenstein), the beloved of German poet Friedrich Hölderlin and inspiration for Hölderlin's novel Hyperion (d. 1802)
- Feb 13 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1844)
- Mar 2 DeWitt Clinton, American politician (Senator, Governor and Mayor of New York, had Erie Canal constructed), born in Little Britain, New York (d. 1828)
- Mar 4 Muhammad ʿAlī of Egypt, Albanian-born Pasha and viceroy of Egypt (founder of modern Egypt), born in Kaval, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire (d. 1849)
- Mar 7 Josef Alois Ladurner, Austrian composer and priest, born in Algund, Austrian Empire (d. 1851)
- Mar 10 Joseph Williamson, English philanthropist and tunnel builder (Williamson tunnels in Liverpool), born in West Riding, England (d. 1840)
- Mar 23 Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)
- Mar 23 William Smith, British geologist who is credited with creating the first nationwide geological map (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils), born in Churchill, Oxfordshire (d. 1839)
- Mar 25 Salvatore Vigano, Italian choreographer, dancer and composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1821)
- Mar 29 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal, 10th Prime Minister of France, born in Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, France (d. 1851)
- Apr 3 Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
- Apr 11 Johann Georg Lickl, Austrian organist, kapellmeister, and composer, born in Korneuburg, Lower Austria (d. 1843)
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)
May 1 Duke of Wellington and British Prime Minister (Tory: 1828-30), born in Dublin, Ireland
- May 4 Charles Hague, English composer, born in Tadcaster, Yorkshire (d. 1821)
- May 6 Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1790-1801), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1824)
- May 7 Giuseppe Farinelli, Italian composer, born in Este, Veneto, Republic of Venice (d. 1836)
- May 10 Jean Lannes, French military commander (Marshal of the Empire and friend of Napoleon Bonaparte), born in Lectoure, France (d. 1809)
- May 20 Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
- Jun 1 Józef Elsner, Polish composer, musicologist, and teacher of Chopin, born in Grodków, Poland (d. 1854)
- Jun 14 Dominique Della-Maria, French Italian composer (The Prisoner), born in Marseilles France (d. 1800)
- Jul 4 Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, born in Metz, France (d. 1819)
- Jul 23 Alexey Titov, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1827)
- Aug 14 Friedrich Dülon, German flautist and composer, born in Oranienburg (d. 1826)
Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Aug 15 French military leader and Emperor of the French (1804-14, 1815), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
Aug 23 French naturalist and zoologist, born in Montbéliard, France
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Sep 14 German naturalist and explorer (Kosmos), born in Berlin, Germany
- Sep 19 Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas (d. 1833)
Isaac Brock (1769-1812)
Oct 6 British army officer who successfully defended Upper Canada in War of 1812, born in St Peter Port, Guernsey
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